Sh^t Flying In Jefferson County Attorney's Office, As "Fired Prosecutor Sues Former Boss". Read More Below.
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By Jason Riley and R.G. Dunlop, or the excerpts below:
Glenda Bradshaw, the former head of criminal prosecutions for the Jefferson County attorney’s office, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit Monday against her former boss, alleging that he created a hostile work environment, discriminated against her because of her sex and retaliated against her for actions she took.
Bradshaw also charges in her suit, filed in Jefferson Circuit Court, that County Attorney Mike O’Connell pressured some of his assistants to donate to his election campaign “or fear his wrath.”
“It was well-known through the county attorney’s office that defendant O’Connell kept track of who did or did not contribute to his campaign,” the suit alleges. “In addition, defendant O’Connell was well known to summon the campaign contribution list if he was going to take an employment action within his office.”
Bradshaw “made reports” of the alleged pressure to donate, according to the suit.
In an interview Monday at the office of her attorney, Thomas Clay, she said those reports were in the form of concerns shared with Julie Hardesty, O’Connell’s first assistant. Bradshaw said she did not know what, if anything, came of her complaints.
O’Connell, a Democrat, was appointed county attorney in August 2008 to complete the term of Irv Maze, who was appointed a Jefferson circuit court judge. He is a candidate for a full term in the May Democratic primary.
State election-finance records show that O’Connell had raised nearly $167,000 through December, including dozens of contributions from employees in the county attorney’s office.
There is nothing illegal or improper about employees contributing to a public official’s election campaign, as long the donations are voluntary.
Bradshaw said in an interview last week that she plans to run against O’Connell, citing what she said is low office morale and her belief that she is better qualified.
In response to the lawsuit, O’Connell said in a statement Monday that “people are smart enough to realize these allegations come from someone who was smart and calculating enough to lose her job, hire an attorney, do five media interviews and launch a countywide campaign against her former boss, all in a 24-hour span.”
O’Connell’s statement also characterized as “ridiculous and absurd” Bradshaw’s accusations of a hostile work environment and sexual discrimination. He noted last week that Hardesty and three division directors all are women.
“She’s filed her suit and it gives her side of the story. It shouldn’t shock anyone that when we file our response it will be a VERY different story,” O’Connell said in the statement. “This was and still is a case of a disgruntled and well-paid employee not doing the job she was given. Except in this case it involved the public’s safety.” ...
By Jason Riley and R.G. Dunlop, or the excerpts below:
Glenda Bradshaw, the former head of criminal prosecutions for the Jefferson County attorney’s office, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit Monday against her former boss, alleging that he created a hostile work environment, discriminated against her because of her sex and retaliated against her for actions she took.
Bradshaw also charges in her suit, filed in Jefferson Circuit Court, that County Attorney Mike O’Connell pressured some of his assistants to donate to his election campaign “or fear his wrath.”
“It was well-known through the county attorney’s office that defendant O’Connell kept track of who did or did not contribute to his campaign,” the suit alleges. “In addition, defendant O’Connell was well known to summon the campaign contribution list if he was going to take an employment action within his office.”
Bradshaw “made reports” of the alleged pressure to donate, according to the suit.
In an interview Monday at the office of her attorney, Thomas Clay, she said those reports were in the form of concerns shared with Julie Hardesty, O’Connell’s first assistant. Bradshaw said she did not know what, if anything, came of her complaints.
O’Connell, a Democrat, was appointed county attorney in August 2008 to complete the term of Irv Maze, who was appointed a Jefferson circuit court judge. He is a candidate for a full term in the May Democratic primary.
State election-finance records show that O’Connell had raised nearly $167,000 through December, including dozens of contributions from employees in the county attorney’s office.
There is nothing illegal or improper about employees contributing to a public official’s election campaign, as long the donations are voluntary.
Bradshaw said in an interview last week that she plans to run against O’Connell, citing what she said is low office morale and her belief that she is better qualified.
In response to the lawsuit, O’Connell said in a statement Monday that “people are smart enough to realize these allegations come from someone who was smart and calculating enough to lose her job, hire an attorney, do five media interviews and launch a countywide campaign against her former boss, all in a 24-hour span.”
O’Connell’s statement also characterized as “ridiculous and absurd” Bradshaw’s accusations of a hostile work environment and sexual discrimination. He noted last week that Hardesty and three division directors all are women.
“She’s filed her suit and it gives her side of the story. It shouldn’t shock anyone that when we file our response it will be a VERY different story,” O’Connell said in the statement. “This was and still is a case of a disgruntled and well-paid employee not doing the job she was given. Except in this case it involved the public’s safety.” ...
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